Bitchū no Kami Kiyonobu

備中守清宣 (Bitchū no Kami Kiyonobu)

Lineage: the signature does not state the generation

Name from Mino with the title of Bitchū no Kami, known from a signature that declares forging in Seki with nanban-tetsu.

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Kiyonobu (清宣), with the title of Bitchū no Kami (備中守), is a name from Mino known from its signature. One blade is signed 備中守藤原清宣 (Bitchū no Kami Fujiwara Kiyonobu) and, on the other side, 於美濃関以南蛮鉄作之 (Mino Seki ni oite nanban-tetsu o motte kore o tsukuru): it was forged in Seki (関), in Mino, with nanban-tetsu (南蛮鉄), imported iron. The signature does not give the generation.

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  1. Blade of Bitchū no Kami Kiyonobu

    Rank 242

    Bitchū no Kami Kiyonobu

    Shintō (1596-1780) · Mino · 70 cm · In shirasaya Available

    NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon

    €8,680

    Points: 98.4 points · current max. 255

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